He said on his club's website: "We have a very competitive squad, with a lot of quality and a winning mentality.

"The team are improving as the games and months go by and we can dream about doing something big this season."

Whether that means fighting for a first Spanish title since 1946 or going all the way in the Champions League remains to be seen, but Sevilla will have a better idea of what they can achieve after the visit of last season's double-winners Barca tomorrow morning (Singapore time).

Luis Enrique's men suffered a 3-1 defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League in midweek, but goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen says they cannot dwell on that setback.

He told radio station RAC1: "We aren't machines. It is what it is and sometimes you slip up at times when you don't want to.

"Nobody wants to be beaten, but that is what happened and you need to lift yourselves and continue playing."

Barca head to fourth-placed Sevilla sitting second in La Liga, two points behind a Real Madrid side who themselves only just managed to avoid a European defeat by unfancied Legia Warsaw on Wednesday.

Real needed an 85th-minute equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw in Poland, having earlier surrendered a 2-0 lead, and fans will expect an emphatic response tonight when Zinedine Zidane's side host struggling Leganes in the early kick-off.

Zidane insists his squad of superstars can't rest on their laurels and the Frenchman wants a more rounded performance from his side tonight.

"I always think that I have the best squad in the world but, at the same time, that is not enough," said Zidane yesterday.

"We need to go out onto the pitch and always play at our top level for 90 minutes.

CONSISTENCY

"To be consistent is the hardest thing in football."

Despite their unbeaten run and still enjoying a two-point lead at the top of La Liga, Real haven't kept a clean sheet in 10 games in all competitions.

Zidane will once again be without his preferred central defensive pairing of captain Sergio Ramos and Pepe due to injury, but called on the whole team to defend better as a unit.

"It doesn't worry me. I don't like conceding goals and the players like it even less, but it is a question for everyone, not just the four defenders," added Zidane.

"We can all improve and what I am going to try to do is impose more calm."

Real have received a big injury boost, though, with the return of Luka Modric after a month on the sidelines due to knee surgery.

The Croat is likely to start on the bench against Leganes, but Zidane hopes to hand Modric some game time in the second half.

"He is in the squad. The idea is that he will have minutes and we'll see tomorrow," said Zidane.

"The important thing is that he is okay and has completely recovered."

Zidane confirmed that Karim Benzema will miss out due to a hamstring problem, so Alvaro Morata will join Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. - Wire Services.